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"UN/NA numbers (the four digit number) found on bulk placards refer to specific chemicals or groups of chemicals and are assigned by the United Nations and/or the United States Department of Transportation." from http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/placards/

Link also has a way to look up the numbers to find out what the cargo is. List is way too long to get into here.

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